[vsnet-grb 174239] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 1 07:42:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Apr 12 22:42:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.705d {+16h 54m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -42.232d {-42d 13' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 131.969d
SLEW_TIME:       81780.00 SOD {22:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16047 TJD;   121 DOY;   12/04/30
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1086 
TGT_NUM:         43209,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        38.55d {+02h 34m 11s}  +15.12d {+15d 07' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        139.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      150.03d {+10h 00m 08s}   +6.64d {+06d 38' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       104.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      343.22,  0.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      257.27,-19.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 67.59,20.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.62) 8.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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